UN DECADE Youth Task Force (YTF) Microgrants for Ecosystem Restoration 2026 ($10,000 total grant) – YOA

Deadline: December 31, 2025

Applications are open for the UN DECADE Youth Task Force (YTF) Microgrants for Ecosystem Restoration 2026. This name is a strategic partnership supported by the UNEP & FAO, designed by the Youth Task Force to empower youth-led organisations that purpose to advance the UN DECADE objectives with younger folks on the forefront. This initiative helps restoration of Farmlands, Forests, Freshwater, Grasslands, Shrublands & Savannahs, Mountains, Oceans & Coasts, Peatlands, and Urban Areas by way of youth-led motion.

Projects funded underneath this program should align with the next SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound) targets:

• Restore or rehabilitate no less than one of many following- Farmlands, Forests, Freshwater, Grasslands, Shrublands & Savannahs, Mountains, Oceans & Coasts, Peatlands, and Urban Areas
• Engage youth and group members in restoration or conservation actions by the tip of the challenge.
• Implement no less than one sustainable land or water administration apply primarily based on acknowledged ecological greatest practices.
• Establish a sustainability plan making certain continued restoration efforts past the funding interval.

Benefits

• A total of 10 microgrants of as much as USD $1,000 every will probably be awarded. The majority of funds (80%) will go to the Global South, with 20% allotted to the Global North.

Eligibility

• Applicant should be a registered group (proof of registration required).
• Projects should be led by people underneath 35 years previous.
• 80% of grants devoted to the Global South & 20% to the Global North
• Must deal with no less than one ecosystem class underneath the UN Decade (Farmlands, Forests, Freshwater, Grasslands, Shrublands & Savannahs, Mountains, Oceans & Coasts, Peatlands, and Urban Areas)
• Projects should be accomplished between February and July 2026.

Application

Applicants should submit:

• A accomplished on-line application kind
• An implementation plan
  • Project abstract and targets
  • Methodology and anticipated outcomes
  • Timeline and sustainability plan
  • Detailed budget
  • Project Proposal
  • Proof of registration (Certificate)

All functions should be submitted through the UN Decade YTF Grant Portal no later than 31 December 2025 (11:59pm UTC).

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For extra info, go to UN DECADE YTF Microgrants.